Two-way opening belt



Aug. 24, 1937. R. T. CROCK E R 2,091,027 I TWO-WAY OPENING BELT 4 v Filed Aug. 26, 1935 INVENTOR. 15-16 F fAYg mND I CMCKEK l|:\ i l ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 24, 1937 g 2,091,027"

UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,091,027 TWO-WAY OPENING BELT Raymond T. Crocker, San Francisco, Calif. Application August 26, 1935, Serial No. 37,993 2 Claims. (01. 241-40) My invention relates to improvements in twoof the strap A by means of a snap fastener 1. way opening belts and it consists of the combina- This permits the loop 3 to be unfastened, and tions, constructions and arrangements hereinthen removed through the slot 6, and thus the after described and claimed. strap A can be detached from the name plate C.

5 Belts have been provided with name plates The strap B is secured to the opposite end of 5 and they have also been provided with buckles, the name plate C in the same manner. A loop 8 or other adjustable fastening means. In the similar to the loop 3 is secured to the strap B and present invention I provide a name plate for a is passed through an opening 9 in the other end belt, and the belt has means for removably seof the name plate C, and then the free end of 10 curing it to the ends of the name plate. This the loop member is removably secured to the in- 10 permits the belt to be opened at the name plate ner side of the strap B by a snap fastener iii. if desired when removing the belt from the The name plate C is held in adjusted position trousers. In addition the buckle can be used for between the straps A and B by the ends I and l l adjusting the effective length of the belt, and can of the straps A and B abutting the edges 2 and also be used for opening the belt. E2 of the name plate. In this way the name plate 15 The principal advantage of the two-way openappears to form a continuous part of the belt. ing belt is that the wearer can dispose the name The buckle D is shown in Figure 3 and is of plate at the front of his trousers where it will be standard construction. It is obvious that in seen, or if desired the belt can be turned around place of the buckle any other type of fastening in the trousers until the buckle or other fastenmeans may be resorted to such as a zipper, etc.

ing means is disposed at the front of the trousers. The strap A has an end portion I3 passed through When the belt is in this position the name plate the buckle D and then stitched at M. The end will be disposed at one side of the trousers and of the strap B has openings I5 therein and a will be hidden from view. This permits the tongue I B of the buckle is designed to enter the wearer to make the belt perform a double use. desired opening I5, and thus alter the effective When the name plate is shown the belt can be length of the belt. Loop members I! slidably reused as a school belt or the like. When the ceive the end of the strap B. buckle is shown the belt becomes a dress belt. From the foregoing description of the various The belt is an improvement over my patent on parts of the device, the operation thereof may be 90 a belt buckle issued June 8, 1926, No. 1,588,172, readily understood. Other objects and advantages will appear in The belt is designed primarily for schools and the following specification, and the novel feaacademies, etc., and when the belt is worn at the tures of the device will be particularly pointed institutions the name plate 0 is disposed where out in the appended claims. it may be viewed. The buckle D will then be dis- My invention is illustrated in the accompanyposed at the side of the wearer and will not be 25 ing drawing forming a part of this application, visible. The buckle in this instance acts as an in which adjusting feature for altering the effective length Figure 1 is an isometric view of the belt showof the belt. The belt is opened and closed by ing the name plate and the buckle; removing either of the loops 3 or 8 from the Figure 2 is a section along the line 2 2 of Figname plate. 4 ure 1 and illustrates the manner of removably When the belt is used for dress appearances securing the name plate to the belt; and the buckle or other suitable fastening device D Figure 3 is a view of the buckle end of the belt. is disposed where it may be viewed and this will In carrying out my invention I provide a belt swing the name plate C to the side of the wearer.

consisting of a long strap A, a short strap B, The belt may now be opened in the usual man- 45 a name plate C and a buckle or other suitable her by unfastening the buckle, and at the same adjustable fastening means D. Figure 1 shows time the buckle can be used for altering the efthe buckle D disposed approximately ninety defective length of the belt. It will be seen that grees away from the name plate C. the same belt can be used for two different occa- Referring to Figure 2 it will be noted that the sions and that only the desired portion of the 50 strap A has its edge l abutting the edge 2 of the belt may be disposed in a position for view. The name plate C. A loop member 3 has one end 4 other part will be hidden by the coat of the stitched at 5 to the strap A and has its other wearer. end passed through an opening 6 in the name While I have shown only the preferred form of plate C, and then secured to the inner surface my invention. it should be understood that various 55 changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A belt comprising a two-part strap which has a buckle at one end and a. series of holes in the other end, one of which is fitted upon the tongue of the buckle to make an adjustment of comparative permanence, a plate establishing the continuity of the two-part strap, and connecting means between the ends of the plate and the adjacent strap ends, at least one of the connecting means including a glove fastener which enables the instantaneous opening ..of the iodide? of the buckle.

RAYMOND T. CROCKER. 

